# Wheel/Tire weight and rotational inertia

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 5, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-tire-weight-and-rotational-inertia/248844 "2009-12-05T14:21:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-tire-weight-and-rotational-inertia/248844/3 "2009-12-06T07:32:44Z")

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> [@Lost my dog](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lost-my-dog/26855/4):
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> Heavier wheels will be harder to slow down in stopping but they could also maintain the cars travel automatically possibly helping factors like highway mpg. :ponder

That’s a great thought, sounds possible.

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